Eric Daniel
Green Belt
Is sparring Fighting?? No it is not. It actually depends on your perspective on fighting so what is your perspective on fighting? My perspective on fighting is that you are walking home and someone comes up behind you or jumps out from somewhere and tells you to give them your wallet or attack you with something like maybe a rear bear hug.
My perspective on what sparring is, is a test of skill of both you and your partner. It is a chance you and your partner get to try the techniques you learn safly without injury. Is there injuries? Yes, just because you are safe does not neccesarily mean accidents don't happen because they do.
I also think sparring is practice for a fight. Now you may argue well what is a fight? Is it like sparring where you and a partner agree to "fight" in a controled manner? Is it a suprise attack? Is it you defending against a person with a wepon empty handedly? Etc.
I think that evryone has there own perspective on what "fighting" is and is not.
What is your perspective?
Should you have a strategy? Well when I try sparring because of my built I do have a strategy. My strategy I think changes with each partner.
What is the best defense in sparring? Is it like the saying " A good offense is the best defence"?
I would like to here other perspectives so I can gain better knoledge on this subject called sparring.
My perspective on what sparring is, is a test of skill of both you and your partner. It is a chance you and your partner get to try the techniques you learn safly without injury. Is there injuries? Yes, just because you are safe does not neccesarily mean accidents don't happen because they do.
I also think sparring is practice for a fight. Now you may argue well what is a fight? Is it like sparring where you and a partner agree to "fight" in a controled manner? Is it a suprise attack? Is it you defending against a person with a wepon empty handedly? Etc.
I think that evryone has there own perspective on what "fighting" is and is not.
What is your perspective?
Should you have a strategy? Well when I try sparring because of my built I do have a strategy. My strategy I think changes with each partner.
What is the best defense in sparring? Is it like the saying " A good offense is the best defence"?
I would like to here other perspectives so I can gain better knoledge on this subject called sparring.